Labūnava Forest

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Labūnava Forest
Lithuanian: Labūnavos miškai
Labūnavos miškas už Sičionių.JPG
Labūnava Forest in Sičioniai village surroundings
Map
Map showing the location of Labūnava Forest
Map showing the location of Labūnava Forest
Geography
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°09′00″N 23°55′59″E / 55.150°N 23.933°E / 55.150; 23.933Coordinates: 55°09′00″N 23°55′59″E / 55.150°N 23.933°E / 55.150; 23.933
Area14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Ecology
Forest coverbirch, spruce, aspen, ash
Faunawild boar, roe deer, red fox, moose, hare

The Labūnava Forest (Lithuanian: Labūnavos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south east from Labūnava. It covers an area of 1,420 hectares (3,500 acres).[1] It consists of smaller forests: the Labūnava Forest (proper), the Kruopiai Forest, the Servydgalis Forest. Most of the forest belongs to the Barupė basin.

As of 1980s, 31 % of the area was covered by birch, 30 % by spruce, 13 % by aspen, 15 % by ash, 11 % by oak, black alder and white alder tree groups.[1] The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, red deer, moose, red fox, hare, also there are black storks, cranes, black kites, perns, white-backed woodpeckers, middle spotted woodpeckers, lesser spotted eagles.[1] The forest is a part of the Labūnava Biosphere Polygon.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Brukas, Algirdas (1986). "Labūnavos miškai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 463.
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